Southeast Asia

A conversation with the financial analyst David Totten.

The deal will deepen China's involvement in the Lao government's goal of transforming itself into the "battery of Southeast Asia."

After Chinese factories were damaged during anti-coup protests, an editorial warned that “China won't allow its interests to be exposed to further aggression."

The effort marks just the latest in a series of unsuccessful efforts to reduce the country's bloated and top-heavy officer corps.

Relations are set to continue on their upward trajectory, though there remain certain areas of concern.

The strongly-worded resolution is unlikely to induce any change of heart on the part of Cambodia's corrupt and self-focused elites.

Insights from Jane Ferguson.

Increasingly, China’s non-action on the Myanmar coup is going against Beijing’s own interests.

The attacks on Myanmar's garment factories have injected an extra complication into an already very complex situation. 

The day saw at least 39 people killed by security forces, as Chinese-financed factories came under attack.

Politically active medical professionals are managing to balance their activism with their commitment to the Hippocratic Oath.

For Malaysia's media, the new rules are set to make an already restrictive situation worse.